Take "Time Out" Together for Early Childhood Family Education​For Children, Birth up to Kindergarten and their Parents. Children and Parents are involved together in family activities

The Tri-County Early Childhood Family Education Program is designed for parents and their children, ages birth to kindergarten. Parents and children are involved together in family activities. We support parents in their important roles as their child’s first primary teacher.

Families are invited to attend any ECFE program offering. You do not have to be enrolled in weekly sessions to attend. We hope you will find something of interest for your family.

Spring Sessions

Fall Sessions will starting soon. In the new preschool room.If you have any questions, please call the school at 436-2261 and ask for Missy or Laura.

ECFE Offers

E.C.F.E offers sessions for parents and their children with mixed ages in the fall and spring. All classes meet once a week for one hour. Special events may run a half hour longerWe also offer: NewslettersFamily Activities/Special Events/Field tripsSchool Readiness Preschool/Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten/Headstart

Parent Information

ECFE RegistrationRegistration will be the first night of ECFE. If you can’t make it please contact Missy to Register (1-218-436-2261). Classes will meet in the new preschool room, across from the superintendent’s office.

Bad weather updatesIf school is cancelled, ECFE will be cancelled that night as well.

About the TeacherWe’re welcoming a new ECFE teacher this year, Melissa Anderson

About the CoordinatorLaura Efta is recently taken the coordinator's position for Tri-County Schools. She has taught at Tri-County for 8 years and is going into her 9th year. She taught preschool for 6 years and starting teaching kindergarten in 2014. She recently assisted in applying for the new Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten funding the school received. She has been working diligently to make this program a success for everyone. She is very excited to provide birth – 5 year olds with a great learning environment through ECFE, School Readiness and Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten